PreSonus Audio Introduces CDL Series Loudspeakers

PreSonus Audio Electronics has introduced the CDL-Series loudspeakers, the latest addition to the company’s line of innovative sound reinforcement designs.

The result of years of research and development, the CDL12 Constant Directivity Loudspeaker combines the best attributes of a point source and line array technology into a unique patent-pending design, with consistent SPL throughout the frequency response range, both on-and off-axix.

The companion subwoofer, the CDL18s, utilizes an innovative ported design that maximizes efficiency to create a big bass sound from a compact cabinet. Both Dante-enabled, powered enclosures can be flown as a vertical array, or combined for ground-stacked applications to create a complete, coherent loudspeaker system with an even response across the frequency spectrum.

Each CDL12 consists of eight 2-inch drivers aligned in a segmented circular-arc high-frequency array centered in front of the low-frequency driver travels from the same acoustic axis as the high-frequency array so that the pattern always radiates from the center of the CDL12- whether used individually, or as part of an acoustically coupled vertical array with up to six enclosures.

Because of this, the CDL12 avoids the near filed anomalies that can interfere with the sound quality of a traditional line array. This makes the CDL12 ideally suited for a broader range of venue sizes, creating a far-field response almost immediately as the sound is projected from the center of the enclosure.

The CDL18s features a unique port configuration that maximizes efficiency to create big bass sound from a compact cabinet. Each of the four triangle-shaped ports is places in a corner so that it couples to the cabinet, using the side walls to effectively elongate each port and allowing the CDL18s to move air in a compact enclosure.

Its custom 18-inch low-frequency transducer with 4-inch voice coil can travel 7 mm before over-excursion, and easily handles 800W, providing the articulate low-end punch audio professionals demand. The CDL18s and CDL12 form a unique loudspeaker system ideal for both portable PA and installed sound systems.